STRATTON EDUCATION TRUST Executive Headteacher: Mr Rob Watson Eagle Farm Road, , Beds. SG18 8JB Tel: 01767 220000 Fax: 01767 220002 [email protected]

April 2018

Dear

Thank you for responding to our advertisement for the post of Head of Sociology. We hope you will find the details of the post both interesting and informative.

Historically we have been a training school, but are now a partner in the Central Teaching School. Our extensive infrastructure developed to support CPD continues, however, as an independent facility dedicated to supporting the need of our local school community.

Stratton is a thriving Upper School with around 1300 students on roll. The school has grown considerably in recent years; it is popular with the local community and includes over 350 students in the Sixth Form. In many respects we are a true with a full ability range. As the only education provider in the town, our challenge is to move effortlessly between preparing Year 13 students for top universities to working with students who without our support could have rejected the concept of education. Our students are our best advertisement, although closely followed by the dedication of our staff.

Staff at all career stages benefit from excellent on-going training opportunities provided by the school, including support for colleagues seeking to enhance their professional development by studying for further qualifications or are preparing for promotion.

If you think you can make a positive contribution to the learning of our students and would like to work and learn in a continuously improving school, then we would be delighted to receive your application. We ask that letters of application do not exceed two sides of A4.

The closing date for applications is Friday 4th May at 12noon. We hope you will want to work with us and look forward to hearing from you.

Whatever your decision, we wish you good fortune in your search for the right post.

Yours sincerely

Rob Watson Executive Headteacher

Stratton Upper School is a 13 – 19 governed by Stratton Education Trust Registered office: Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, Beds. SG18 8JB Registered in England Company Number : 7798627

Stratton Upper School is a 13 – 19 Academy governed by Stratton Education Trust Registered office: Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, Beds. SG18 8JB Registered in England Company Number : 7798627